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Original Article

Maternal serum placental growth hormone at 11–13 weeks’ gestation in pregnancies delivering small for gestational age neonates

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Pages 1796-1799 | Received 08 Jan 2012, Accepted 30 Jan 2012, Published online: 24 Apr 2012

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